Many of the mobile devices, smartphones etc. The SWF file is not a platform friendly format as most of the renowned platforms plays down the popular websites like Facebook, Vevo, Instagram, MySpace, Twitter, Dailymotion. While MP4 files are universal in nature, playing them almost everywhere does not pose to be problem. There aren’t many media players/devices that can stretch compatibility with SWF file. It assures to render a better and amazing quality of video without having to sacrifice at all! One can rely on the wonderful and high definition visuals of MP4 video file. But, there are other set of reasons that make it important to convert SWF to MP4: MP4 is the standard format that plays down in a wide range of platforms. For smoother running of format, the SWF format is imbibed with Action Scripts useful in the web based applications. It draws similarity to SVG and MPEG-4 BIFS formats. This format is designed for efficiently rendering to and fro from web and can be played with Adobe Flash Player.
In essential terms, the word SWF stands for Small web format that contains applets or vector type of animations and sound.